My 240g FOWLR - Page 45

SDguy · 01/07/2018, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by E.intheC

Any updates?

Hi Thanks for asking! Here's the current rundown:

Acanthurus leucosternon
Acanthurus fowleri
Labroides dimidiatus
Choerodon fasciatus (Removed... just ugly

)
Halichoeres hortulanus
Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis
Genicanthus lamarck X2, added a tiny female
Pomacanthus navarchus (moved to reef, then sold, as I am breaking down the reef)
Pomacanthus maculosus
Holacanthus tricolor
Centropyge loricula
Chaetodon auriga added, hopefully I don't regret it
Chaetodon burgessi (he is evil... kills too many fish, and won't go into the trap!! )
Chaetodon collare
Chaetodon tinkeri killed by burgessi
Chaetodon ephippium
Chaetodon falcula
Chaetodon fasciatus
Chaetodon mertensii
Chaetodon rainfordi
Chaetodon xanthurus
Microcanthus strigatus X2 added a small second
Chrysiptera hemicyanea
Chrysiptera talboti x 2
Pseudochromis sankeyi

SDguy · 01/07/2018, 01:53 PM

Natural light:

E.intheC · 01/07/2018, 07:59 PM

Looking great!

Winwood · 01/08/2018, 06:12 PM

That mac is a show piece. One of the nicest I've seen.

SDguy · 01/09/2018, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by E.intheC

Looking great!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winwood

That mac is a show piece. One of the nicest I've seen.

Thanks!

lifeoffaith · 01/09/2018, 10:22 AM

Hi there SDguy, I'm loving your tank. I've always loved angels and butterflies and would love to recreate a smaller version of your tank with butterflies and angels that would be happy in a 110 (primarily dwarfs). What would you say are your biggest success factors?

Also, how many fish do you think I could put in a 110?

SDguy · 01/10/2018, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by lifeoffaith

Hi there SDguy, I'm loving your tank. I've always loved angels and butterflies and would love to recreate a smaller version of your tank with butterflies and angels that would be happy in a 110 (primarily dwarfs). What would you say are your biggest success factors?

Also, how many fish do you think I could put in a 110?

QT is by far the biggest success factor. After that, plenty of food and plenty of water changes. Whenever work has gotten crazy for me, and those two things slipped, my tank suffered.

Dean Ladd · 01/11/2018, 12:25 PM

Sir, you are the man! I just finished reading this entire thread. Oh my! Throwing conventionality out the door. This is one He!! of a system. It goes to show careful consideration of your aquarium and its inhabitants needs, you can accomplish what many would say impossible. Caution! Kids don't try this at home.

May I ask you a question? Specifically towards your experience with Butterfly Fish and feeding Clams to them.

E.intheC · 10/18/2018, 12:54 PM

It’s been a few months! How’s it going? Any changes or notable updates?

SDguy · 01/05/2019, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SDguy

Hi Thanks for asking! Here's the current rundown:

Acanthurus leucosternon
Acanthurus fowleri
Labroides dimidiatus

Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis
Genicanthus lamarck x2

Holacanthus tricolor

Chaetodon collare

Chaetodon ephippium
Chaetodon falcula
Chaetodon fasciatus
Chaetodon mertensii

Chaetodon xanthurus
Microcanthus strigatus x2

The loss of the rainfordi, after so many years, was that toughest.

las · 02/11/2019, 11:38 PM

Peter,
I had a nice fat rainfordi that would eat anything I threw in the tank. When it died it sucked. There’s nothing like a happy, healthy rainfordi. Sorry my friend.

SDguy · 02/13/2019, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by las

Peter,
I had a nice fat rainfordi that would eat anything I threw in the tank. When it died it sucked. There’s nothing like a happy, healthy rainfordi. Sorry my friend.

Yeah, thanks, I got a lot of good years out of him! I've been getting a few replacements lately, will post soon, AFTER QT LOL

angelfish7 · 02/13/2019, 09:38 PM

hey Peter
tank looking good as usual. im restocking after a bit of a break. Im looking to add a fowleri tang. Is yours aggressive towards orther tangs? is purple the primary color after they reach adult size?

las · 02/13/2019, 11:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SDguy

Yeah, thanks, I got a lot of good years out of him! I've been getting a few replacements lately, will post soon, AFTER QT LOL

Very cool- i will be watching the new fish addition.

SDguy · 02/16/2019, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by angelfish7

hey Peter
tank looking good as usual. im restocking after a bit of a break. Im looking to add a fowleri tang. Is yours aggressive towards orther tangs? is purple the primary color after they reach adult size?

Thank you. The fowleri is super mellow... not a single issue with him.... way more issues with everyone else, even butterflies lol.

Purple is not the primary color. Color is hard to describe, but he is gorgeous.

This is with flash on the photo.... he does have more blue/purple....

angelfish7 · 02/16/2019, 09:25 AM

wow. youre fowleri has great colors. Will definitely add one. Now just need to find one ....lol theyre not easy to find.

naimasreef · 10/21/2019, 06:45 PM

bump for super tank and thread!
thanks.

caribfan · 11/04/2019, 07:46 PM

Ah the good old days. Seems no one posts about their Fowler’s anymore. Or when they do, the thread disappears a day later.

Hope you are doing well Peter. I’m getting ready to set my 240 back up, maybe I’ll post when I do.

01/07/2018, 01:53 PM	#1102
SDguy Fish heads unite! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 23,366	Natural light: __________________ Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 150g reborn anemone reef. 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.

01/07/2018, 07:59 PM	#1103
E.intheC Don’t listen to this guy! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 5,356	Looking great! __________________ -Eric

01/11/2018, 12:25 PM	#1108
Dean Ladd Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Land-Of-Oz Posts: 191	Sir, you are the man! I just finished reading this entire thread. Oh my! Throwing conventionality out the door. This is one He!! of a system. It goes to show careful consideration of your aquarium and its inhabitants needs, you can accomplish what many would say impossible. Caution! Kids don't try this at home. May I ask you a question? Specifically towards your experience with Butterfly Fish and feeding Clams to them. __________________ Have Fun! Dean Current Tank Info: 135 gal reef (retired 04/2018 after 18 years) Upgrade to 215 gal DT mostly soft and lps

10/18/2018, 12:54 PM	#1109
E.intheC Don’t listen to this guy! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 5,356	It’s been a few months! How’s it going? Any changes or notable updates? __________________ -Eric

02/13/2019, 09:38 PM	#1113
angelfish7 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 359	hey Peter tank looking good as usual. im restocking after a bit of a break. Im looking to add a fowleri tang. Is yours aggressive towards orther tangs? is purple the primary color after they reach adult size? __________________ Peter Current Tank Info: Scribbled angel, blond naso tang, purple tang, fowleri tang, percula clown. /f - SRO 3000 INT skimmer

01/08/2018, 06:12 PM	#1104
Winwood Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Corvallis, Oregon Posts: 1,689	That mac is a show piece. One of the nicest I've seen.

01/09/2018, 10:22 AM	#1106
lifeoffaith Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Grand Rapids MI area Posts: 737	Hi there SDguy, I'm loving your tank. I've always loved angels and butterflies and would love to recreate a smaller version of your tank with butterflies and angels that would be happy in a 110 (primarily dwarfs). What would you say are your biggest success factors? Also, how many fish do you think I could put in a 110?

02/11/2019, 11:38 PM	#1111
las Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: chicago Posts: 1,011	Peter, I had a nice fat rainfordi that would eat anything I threw in the tank. When it died it sucked. There’s nothing like a happy, healthy rainfordi. Sorry my friend.

02/16/2019, 09:25 AM	#1116
angelfish7 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 359	wow. youre fowleri has great colors. Will definitely add one. Now just need to find one ....lol theyre not easy to find. __________________ Peter Current Tank Info: Scribbled angel, blond naso tang, purple tang, fowleri tang, percula clown. /f - SRO 3000 INT skimmer

10/21/2019, 06:45 PM	#1117
naimasreef Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 102	bump for super tank and thread! thanks.

11/04/2019, 07:46 PM	#1118
caribfan Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 1,881	Ah the good old days. Seems no one posts about their Fowler’s anymore. Or when they do, the thread disappears a day later. Hope you are doing well Peter. I’m getting ready to set my 240 back up, maybe I’ll post when I do. __________________ Matt Current Tank Info: 50 Breeder Quarantine Tank, 240 Miracles Finally up and running, 29 Biocube - AI Nano